Bucs officially make Ryan Fitzpatrick Jameis Winston's backup

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially signed veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on Monday, making him Jameis Winston’s backup for the 2017 NFL season.

Fitzpatrick joins the Bucs after starting 116 of 127 games and throwing for nearly 26,000 yards and 166 touchdowns in his 12 year career. He most recently played for the New York Jets where he spent the past two seasons, but has played for the Rams, Bengals, Bills, Texans and Titans. One of his most notable accomplishments stems from his 2015 campaign with the Jets when Fitzpatrick recorded 3,905 yards, the second-most passing yards in Jets’ history while the offense as a whole ranked 10th in the league with 5,896 yards.

The Bucs where in need of depth and experience behind Winston after losing Mike Glennon to the Chicago Bears this offseason and have fortunately been able to land that with the signing of Fitzpatrick who has the experience to take over in Winston’s absence.

In the corresponding move, the Bucs have waived Sean Renfree who served as the team’s third string quarterback last season which means Ryan Griffin will now take over the team’s No. 3 role this season.

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